SPEAKS A LOT OF BIG WORDS ABOUT THE KIND OF ORGANIZATION THE RED SOX RUN. DAVE McILVERY HAS BEEN THE RACE DIRECTOR FOR THE BOSTON MARATHON FOR THE PAST 26 YEARS. HE ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE IT TO 27 BECAUSE OF A SERIOUS HEALTH SCARE. TONIGHT THE BEST REPORTER IN BOSTON FOR THE PAST 28 YEARS HAS THE STORY. GIVE HAS RUN LITERALLY THE BOSTON MARATHON THE LAST 26 YEARS IF I. I COULD FEEL A CHALLENGE BREATHING AND LIKE ANY GOOD ATHLETE WOULD THINK, YOU DISMISS IT. BECAUSE HE HAS SEEN MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE SUPPOSEDLY IN GOOD SHAPE SUDDENLY DIE FROM A HEART ATTACK HE DECIDED TO GET WHAT HE CALLED A BIG BOY TEST. HE GAVE ME A CAT SCAN AND ANGIOGRAM AND THEY FOUND A LOT OF STUFF THAT I NEVER EXPECTED THEY WOULD FIND. A PARKS BLOCKAGE IN SOME OF HIS ARTERIES. UP TO 70%. I DID A 180 OVER THE LAST THREE TO FOUR MONTHS AND CHANGED EVERYTHING. I DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF WEIGHT TO LOSE BUT I LOST 27-POUNDS. SORT OF JUST MELTED OFF AND AND LOWERED MY CHOLESTEROL LEVEL. I GOT A SECOND CHANCE AND I FEEL GREAT RIGHT NOW. I MADE THE CHANGE AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO APRIL 21 MYSELF BECAUSE I THINK I GOT A